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Arab League Satellite Broadcasting Charter

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5.      Commitment to highlighting Arab talents and qualifications, particularly those acknowledged or awarded internationally, to prove that the Arab world is rich with creative and innovative human resources and to encourage youngsters to follow the successful Arab examples.

6.      Obligation to using the latest technology available in broadcasting audiovisual programmes and materials to ensure the Arab nation’s right to spread its culture, civilization and attitudes towards the ongoing issues.

7.      Assurance to honesty and accuracy of the broadcast data, information and news, using correct first hand information, investigating them in all forms of media and being committed to editing any wrong or incomplete information presented, while retaining the right of response for the person, the state or the agency beholder of such right.

Article (8)

Notwithstanding the right to establish thematic advertising channels that do not fall under the provisions of this article, the broadcast and rebroadcast agencies shall be committed in terms of its advertisements with the following:

  1. Commitment to explicitly announce the beginning and end of any of the advertising slots and to clearly separate it from the program presented.
  2. Obligation to inserting an interlude between each two-advertisement slot during the screening of films, programs, children’s programmes or news programmes.
  3. Duty to clearly and frequently show the word ‘advertisement’ in the advertisements inserted in programmes.
  4. Considering international standards in terms of the proportion of advertisements inserted versus the total time of broadcast per day.

Article (9)

The satellite broadcast transmission or the satellite rebroadcast retransmission entities and/or service providers shall adopt, in terms of its audiovisual broadcasts and its target and general audiences, all the rules, regulations, conditions and patterns set out by the concerned parties, or pursuant to the domestic legislations in each of the Arab states concerned with issuing licences, with specific reference to the following:

  1. To abide by a set schedule put forth by the committee responsible for monitoring programme content, that will be established in order to make sure that the time slots and any restrictions are observed in the programmes or any audiovisual materials or works of satellite broadcast that are not suitable for children. They shall be aired at a late hour when children are most likely not watching television.
  2. To be committed to put a clear and proper rating for the programme before the beginning of the programme to describe the kind of following audio visual materials, the age group excluded from watching it, its suitability for the age group, and whether or not family guidance is advised and/or other ratings suitable for the programme content.

Article (10)

It is prohibited for any natural or legal entity to practice any satellite broadcast transmission or satellite rebroadcast transmission act to provide any related services without receiving a satellite broadcast transmission or satellite rebroadcast transmission licence from the proper authority in any of the member states in the League of Arab States. These entities must fulfil all the terms and conditions and recognize and adhere to the rules and regulations established herein and the domestic conditions set out by each Arab country for its territories and free zones.

Article (11)

The satellite broadcast transmission or the satellite rebroadcast transmission entities shall be entitled to the following rights, and shall not violate any other rights or procedures enforced by any other laws to maintain these rights or to prove any violation against them or termination to such violation:

a. Rights related to transferring or availability:

The satellite broadcast transmission or the satellite rebroadcast transmission entities enjoy the exclusive right to authorize, ban, connect, transfer or provide access to any of their audiovisual programmes to the target and/or general Arab audience by any means or form. Such exclusive rights extend to permitting, banning, connecting or transferring or accessibility in public places whether in return of entry fees or free of charge.

b. The right to alter or edit:

The satellite broadcast transmission or the satellite rebroadcast transmission entities shall be entitled to the exclusive right of authorizing or banning the altering of their audiovisual programmes or editing them in any way or form, either directly or indirectly. Such rights extend to cases of altering or editing for purposes other than those previously declared for such activities.

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